Scott Jasechko

Mar 25, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Scott Jasechko |Debra Perrone

Envision the global water crisis. You, like many, might picture a parched stream, a dried lake bed, a fallow field. Now try to visualize the ground under your feet and the freshwater stored in between grains of sediment or cracks in rock. Though it may be difficult to visualize, groundwater is vital to humans and ecosystems, and its depletion threatens global freshwater access for humans and nonhumans alike. Groundwater provides drinking water to billions of individuals.

Jan 24, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Scott Jasechko |Debra Perrone

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Jan 24, 2024 | chron.com | Scott Jasechko

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)(THE CONVERSATION) If you stand at practically any point on Earth, there is water moving through the ground beneath your feet. Groundwater provides about half of the world's population with drinking water and nearly half of all water used to irrigate crops. It sustains rivers, lakes and wetlands during droughts.

Jan 24, 2024 | nature.com | Scott Jasechko |Debra Perrone |Ying Fan |Mohammad Shamsudduha |Richard Taylor |Othman Abdurrahman Fallatah

AbstractGroundwater resources are vital to ecosystems and livelihoods. Excessive groundwater withdrawals can cause groundwater levels to decline1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10, resulting in seawater intrusion11, land subsidence12,13, streamflow depletion14,15,16 and wells running dry17. However, the global pace and prevalence of local groundwater declines are poorly constrained, because in situ groundwater levels have not been synthesized at the global scale.